rituals for computer operation                     
                                                              
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¨¨¨¨##¨##¨                                          ¨##¨#¨##¨¨
¨¨¨¨##¨### the computer is  a  very  common tool in ¨##¨¨¨###¨
¨¨¨¨##¨#¨# the  futures, and in some ways even now. ¨###¨¨#¨##
#¨¨¨##¨¨¨# its job is  to  do vast amounts of small ¨#¨##¨¨¨##
##¨¨###¨¨# calculations in a  short amount of time. ¨¨¨###¨¨#¨
###¨#¨##¨¨                                          #¨¨#¨##¨¨¨
#¨#¨¨¨###¨ most work  on  the  principles of posing ##¨¨¨###¨¨
¨¨¨#¨¨#¨## the  problem  on a hilbert plane,  which ###¨¨#¨##¨
¨¨¨¨#¨¨¨## is  then  folded  out  of  causality, so #¨##¨¨¨###
#¨¨¨¨#¨¨#¨ that   daemons  can  solve  the  problem ¨¨###¨¨#¨#
##¨¨¨¨#¨¨¨    without affecting real life. (these   ¨¨#¨##¨¨¨#
¨##¨¨¨¨#¨¨ daemons  are  under  contract  with  the ¨¨¨¨###¨¨#
¨###¨¨¨¨#¨          computer manufacturer.)         ¨¨¨¨#¨##¨¨
¨#¨##¨¨¨¨#                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨###¨
¨¨¨###¨¨¨¨   it's commonplace for programmers and   #¨¨¨¨¨#¨##
#¨¨#¨##¨¨¨ clerks to  pray  to the "gods" of  their ¨#¨¨¨¨¨¨##
##¨¨¨###¨¨ computer, or  to the daemons  doing  the ¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨#¨
###¨¨#¨##¨ work,   for   a  quick  and  fault  free ¨¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨¨
#¨##¨¨¨###                operation.                #¨¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨###¨¨#¨#                                          ##¨¨¨#¨¨¨¨
¨¨#¨##¨¨¨#       some ubiquitous and generally      ¨##¨¨¨#¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨###¨¨#    non-controversial rituals include:    ¨###¨¨¨#¨¨
¨¨¨¨#¨##¨¨                                          ¨#¨##¨¨¨#¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨###¨      ==# light a scented candle #==      ¨¨¨###¨¨¨#
#¨¨¨¨¨#¨##        ==# for quiet and calm #==        #¨¨#¨##¨¨¨
¨#¨¨¨¨¨¨##                                          ##¨¨¨###¨¨
¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨#¨     ==# recite a mantra or other #==     ###¨¨#¨##¨
¨¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨¨    ==# reassuring message to make #==    #¨##¨¨¨###
#¨¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨     ==# the computer comfortable #==     ¨¨###¨¨#¨#
##¨¨¨#¨¨¨¨           ==# and at ease #==            ¨¨#¨##¨¨¨#
¨##¨¨¨#¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨###¨¨#
¨###¨¨¨#¨¨     ==# some like to say a brief #==     ¨¨¨¨#¨##¨¨
¨#¨##¨¨¨#¨     ==# prayer for solace, to be #==     ¨¨¨¨¨¨###¨
¨¨¨###¨¨¨#   ==# left alone during their work #==   ¨¨¨¨¨¨#¨##
#¨¨#¨##¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨##
##¨¨¨###¨¨   ==# offer a cup of steaming tea #==    ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨#¨
###¨¨#¨##¨     ==# or a meal to the machines #==    ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
#¨##¨¨¨###    ==# (sometimes, by fey rules, #==     ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨###¨¨#¨#      ==# the daemons are allowed #==     ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨#¨##¨¨¨#        ==# to respond to this) #==       #¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨###¨¨#                                          ¨#¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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           would    you    consider    code    golf           
           to    be     a    kind     of    prayer?           
           as   in,   you   make    a   convoluted,           
           intricate,   beautiful,   and    useless           
           artifact.  as  in,   you're  using  your           
           skills    to    ask    for    something,           
                                                              
           ...i'd  ask  for  a  handful   of  bugs?           
                                                              
           code    has   bugs,    lots    of    it.